Illustration: On the balcony of a Japanese apartment, a child watches a butterfly emerging from a split chrysalis attached to a potted citrus branch. The butterfly's crumpled wings are beginning to open while its legs still grip the old casing, making the connection between the earlier and new forms unmistakable.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

変かわる

kawaru

to change

Example sentences

  1. 君きみ変かわったね。

    You’ve changed.

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  2. 雨あめは雪ゆきに変かわった。

    The rain changed into snow.

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  3. 私わたしのE-mailアドレスが変かわりました。

    My e-mail address has been changed.

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Kanji in 変

  • 変unusual; changeOnヘンKunかわる・かわり・かえる

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